A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a single word, which therefore means everything.
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What is On Top of the Whale about?
A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a single word, which therefore means everything.
Who directed On Top of the Whale?
On Top of the Whale was directed by Raúl Ruiz and released in 1982. It stars Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin and Fernando Bordeu.
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